High speed cylinder printing press



Jan. 24, 1939.

w. RbssGER HIGH SPEED CYLINDER PRINTING PRESS 2 Sheeis-Sheet 1 July 10,1937 :EEEEVZ 11 lllll m d. T m VR mm w A u truly registers.

there is no arma a obtaining printing that The invention .Tdes'cribeddiffers/from known cylinder printing ,presses with; automatic sheet'feederskin thatiin's ich machiristhe paper pile is situated insidethemachine, so thatthe pile greatly hinders the accessibility to themachine, to the form, andtotheinlting parts. A

It'diflersalsofrom own automatidplaten" presses in vwhich the.le'ver'swings in. a; circlerand; in which the piles hate been arrangedoutside the machine, in th fiin such known" machine the piles are inthe/way and hinderaccessibilit to the press. .y' 1-? I It differs alsofrom known press'esin that it .is much more c'urate and in"the" knownpresses the inaccurate feeding of the sheets to 'theguides causes poorregistration." The reason-for that is hastqibe' carried to theguides;therefore ifithe that thet'sfiinging-ileversiin thekhown' 'devices gripthe side ;edge-- of thesheetinsteadjjof; 'as in this invention, tits mm;'edge; This front edge paper piles fob! outside the srgachine; and 3 thetopmost sheet" to be -:printed o' :istakehl'romthe paper pile by means"of a swinginglever-whichirips that edge of the sheetwhiclrismostadvaa'j d-tofthe guides ofethe printing cylinde'r. iThe triprovernent described secures: 2 the handie'st possible 11 serviceat the press;:andthe sheetis' advanced to' the guides of. the press with the greatestaccuracyi The swinging; lever,'. after its turn',- that is; at theends-of its motion, standsparallel'tdthg guides;

and the sheet is carrieddirectly' against the guides.- or on carriersthat runin their' own direction. of movement; i that is; in thedirection of theturning of the-press cylinder: 7 The delivery or-thesprinted sheet-takes place like:- the feeding; b means 01 a'swinginglever which runs "on the-same orv a separate axle from theoriewhichsis usedi-ifon the'ieedinw As the pile; of t delivered sheets alsois" arranged outside the machine; it :does not impede in any Y wayithecomfortablerservicezat the pressi-lv r The upper lcylinde'rr cooperatesiwith -the co'at' ing cylinder-in theknown manner of high *spee'd.cylinder pressesifor sheet'printing; iand the feed and enters one. biteof such ,cylindersiwhereas" the delivery arm 1 enters thegother bite 2of said cylinders. When'the paperhas'been fed to the 'entrance hitegthecylinders gripythepapei' and v cal." or a pn uma c ur l-k wnj t e art red; th'er'eidrenot 's'h'own are applied. to the feed and:

"fl 't e ism v befme i t e go structi'o'n and design of the abov e'specifleally I print the sam while'the paper ,moves ,betweenThe-jdelivery; arms-in; each: case:

y -,5 r ,4 1 i r nsed Weithee s o h per. wh ch r s-r 'r ewes.me-i q edsei n wts p by theldeliveryrarn Suitable g'rippers,mechanideliveryarins to; engage the ing and delivery;

a It obviousjllat PM? She t r/ ee various c han described embodiments ofthis invention without departing iron: the spiritftheredf," such changespaper, the'coinbination of a swinging'lever adaptland 'inodi details or:con-..

andniodiflcations being restricted only by the scope of the followingclaims. 1

What 'is-claimed is: a

1. 'In'a iast' rimningrpiinting press for sheet 'printin g, having acylinder and having guides,

and having stacks of paper disposed outside or ;the-press and away fromthe'cylinder thereof,

map: paperto be printedand one of printed edto grip .;ethe ttop sheet ofthe stack otunprinted paper at the front edge of the sheet es. v.

it -has been printed and deii verjitrintthe same g'erieral direction ofmovement ffronigthegexit side of the cylinder to the stack er; printedpaper; I the levers 'being so disposed in respect to each frombothilevers, "the first 'ver {moves in re; verse direct-ion to take up a 'newsheet'froin the un'printed stack) vvhi lethe second ev'er have;:ingirever'se direction to *itslpdsition' toifgrip the v l verifltdtheentrance sideof. the-cy1-. inder prmr to its printing, a second leveradapted 2 togrip; the same front edge of the sheet after printed/sheet"after'its mnngsam sltacksbga m arranged; nid e n i es .0 ansmi s pressaway from thecylinder in a jrnanner not to:'obstruct the same; and 'ne'ans 'ior fr'novinz. each of said levers "to 1 an'df front. I -it'srespective side,- whereby as the sheer s beingdelivered I from; the.exit si e" of the; c "linden" the next sheet is being fed to it'sentranceside'i 2 a last rnnning I printing'press ffor printin having" aI cylind ir and having the [press and away-from "thecylindertltleri'eo'i f, a gpiiirality of swing'int v, I

angles t een other, one. adapted-t trip; the

t t r mil s 1 comprising stacks of paper dispos'ed outside or,

1 She'et 6f? o t -C Pa r" l t th f i t edge 10: the sheet;adiifldeiivit'tojtne' entrance and'the w enever; adapted side of the cylind toengage the fr tddf i i"ithei 'illirihtei llslheet'- and move-it from theexitjside "of, ithejcylinder torthe other -stack, said stacksj beingarranged on :different" sides o! *the pr intingflpress away. from thecylinder in t a manner notfto; obstruct the same, and means ror' movingeachorsaid levers to and from its irespectiveside} whereby l e as: thesheet is {X 3 delivered; iromf the exit .side of thecylindenthe' next se r ishein g-ffed' to its entrance side.

1A 3'." A f ast runnin ylinder "printing press for sheet printing,having ajcylinder and having guides, comprising a swinging -=1ver;;eaiis;r r swinging the l lever around for aboi'it- 90 "to feed,

a sheet of paper froma stack to the entrance 5,

side of the printin'g' cylinden'means'on the swing; ing leverto grip thetop-most sheet ofrthe stack at the front'e'dg e'" of-the sheetfrohtingthe gu a means supporting thest'ac outside ortne T'pr'ess' away from thecylinder, asecond lever to deliver thefprint'ed sheet from the exitside" of the print ,in cylinder, nieans on the "seeondiieyer .forgrip-{Y ping the front edge ofdasheet after it has been printemnieansfordelivering) 'on 7th? S Iiv r'y stackfllout'sidef oi thelpress awayhfrforn the 'cy'l-, indr' thefprinted sheet alter release fro'rnf'the"second leyerfmeansconnecting theilrst'and sect-r and levers, at 90 to reach other; and' 'r'neans [for next sheet i's bein'g jr dt its entra ceside; i

moving said levers; wherebya's the shear; being delivered from theexitfside oi the cylindergthe'

